Machine for selecting, spooling, shearing, and drawing in yarn for axminster looms.



T. E. WALSH. MACHINE FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING, SHEARING, ANDv DRAWING-IN YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOONIS.

APPLlCATION FILED NOV.20. 1909.

' Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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T. P. WALSH. y MACHINE FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING, SHEARING, AND DRAWING-,IN YARN-FOR AXNIINSTER LOVONIS.

' APPLICATION FILED NO-V. 20. I909. 1,275,188. PatentedAug. 6,1918.

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T. P. WALSH; MACHINE FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING, SHEARING, AND DRAWING-IN YARN FOB AXMINSTER LOOIVIS.

lygrglgau APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20. 1909.

` Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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' T P. WALSH.' MACHINE FOR' SELECTINGi SPOOLING, SHEARING, AND DRAWING-IN YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOQNIS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1909- Patented Aug. 6,1918.

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T. P. WALSH. .SPO0L|NC, SHEARING, AND DRAWING-1N YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOOMS.

MACHINE FOR SEL'ECTING,

Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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T. P. WALSH. LING, SHEARING, AND DRAWING-IN YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOOMS.

MACHINE FCR sLEcUNGQsPoo APPLICATION/FILEUNOY. 20. 1909.

' Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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MACHINE FOP `SELECTING, SPOO 1,275,183.

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'MACHINE ron surnomme, sPooLING, 'SHEARINQ AND DRAWING iN YARN For.

AXMINSTER LOO1VIS.

"like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

. yarn in exact In weaving Axminster and moquette carpets, each line or pick of tufts is derived' from a separate spool, each spool being wound with separate .lengths of yarn side by side, varying 1n color according to the pattern of the particular line or pickof tufts which complete pattern. To maintain the projecting ends of these successive lengths of relative position ready for instant weaving when the turn of that spool frame is secured to each spool carrying a ,series of small transverse tubes, one for each of said projecting ends of the yarn. Accordingly my Apresent invention aims to accomplish the automatic selection of the different colors and strands of yarn and the threading 'or ldrawii'ig-in and spooling and' lshear- .A ing Jofsthe same, all by one and the same pieces of machine, .iste-place the spool and its tubeframe in so that' all the' operator has to do proper osition in the machine, whereupon the'macfliine provides the requisite complementof the di'erent yarns on the spool in fully threaded and sheared position ready 'forrem'o'val and direct use in the loom. In

othenwords, it is the object of my invention to eliminate all the slow, laborious, skilled labor which has heretofore Vattended this end, ofthe weaving process in connection withJAxminster weaving. f

'In carrying out my invention, I provide selective 4mechanism which holds the free ends of the maximum number of threads or yarn` which may be required for all the varieties of filled spools which it may be desired to prepare, said mechanism delivering to automatic winding and drawing-in mechanisms the articular set of yarns required for any1-gwen spool, the' yarns being sheared or severed fromthe selective mechspecification of Letters ratent.

in connection with'the acthat'. spool is to lfurnish in' theratentea aug. e, raie.

Application `:filed November 20, 1909. Serial No. 529,007.

anism, so that the spool is not only wound with exactly the yarns and colors required, but the tube frame is threaded with said yarns, land they are left preferably in truly sheared position in the tubes of saidframe.

In the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention,

Figure l is a view of the machine in side elevation, partly broken away, showing the machlne in position ready for spooling;

Fig. 2' is a central vertical sectional viewI thereof Fig. 3 is a view of the machine-in front elevation;

Fig. et is a away;

Fig 5 is an enlarged transversesectional view;

Figs. 6-11 are similar sectional views showing the parts in their successive operative positions; l

Figs. 12-14 show in side elevation and top* plan view, partly broken to I cross section details of the pusher, to illustrate the manner of its engagement with a yarn;

Fig. 15 is a similarl sectional view of the shearing device;

Fig. 16 is a sectional view showing in side elevation a safety device;

Fig. 17 is a sectional view showing in rear elevation the mechanism which vturns the thread-pushers;

Fig. 18 is a sectional view showing in side elevation a4 detail of the pattern-lifting mechanism;

Fig. 19 is a sectional view showing in rear elevation a portion of the shearing mechanism';'

Fig. 20 is a sectional view showing in front elevation the mechanism which raises the pushers;

Fig. 21 is a sectional view showing in side elevation a portion of the carrying mechanism of the 'tube' frame;

Fig. 22 is a similar view of a portion of the selecting mechanisms;

Fig. .23 is a similar view 0f the operating mechanism which gives the shearing movement to and Fig. 24 is a similar view of a portion of the operating mechanism of the threadpushers.

the shears orf yarn cutters;l

@a l e Lerares ln order. that my machine may be'more' l will state .briefly itsy parts and generalV operation`. The yarn is readily understood,

mechanism, which automatically brings into`v line with Adrawing devices those particular' yarns which are required for the given spool and tube frame, whereupon said drawing devices position the ends of these selected yarns over the spool-which is to be wound, to which they are clamped in usual manner. The spooll is then wound with the required length of the yarns. Then each yarn is en- Y gaged by a pusherwhich gripsthe yarn so vided with' a plurality of tubular holders 3 .slightly therefrom as indicated at 5.

that it cannot readily. escape, whereupon all the yarns are sheared evenly, across the machine, and the pushers continue their *movement, pushing the'yarns through the tubes of the tube frame, releasing said yarns-in such position that their free ends project from the tubes, where they are retained while the pushers move yout of the way. This completes theoperation. l

Referring now to the detailed construction,`-loosely mounted on a transverse shaft 1 is a series. of holder frames 2, each procorresponding in number to the number of colors which it is 'desired to handle, the yarns 4 passing throughsaid holders, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, so as to proect or instance, the top yarn will be red, the next one black, the next blue, and the bottom one green, in each frame. rl`he yarns are led over a stationary guide rod 6 from friction bars or rodsl 7,I which provide the requisite tension, take out snarls, etc., as the yarns come from the creel, before` mentioned, but not'shown. .Each yarn-holder frame is p'rovided with a rearwardly extending tail piece 8 normally held-downward by av spring 9 clamped by a clamping bar 10 onto a .transverse beam 11, said tail pieces being recessed at 12 on their under sides to receive the uper' end of lifters 13 mounted for free` sliding movement lin vertical slits in the rear side of a transverse beam or brace 14, being heldin at their sides by a plate 15 bolt-ed at its ends to said beam 14. The lifters 1,3/are limited in their downward movement by stops 16, and are locked in all positions by a knife-like locking plate 17 which engages notches 18 cut into the4 rear edges of the lifters 13 at distances apart-so that when the locking plate 17. engages in one notch of a lifter, the yarn-holder frame will-be positively/held so as-to bring into true horizontal position the particular holder 3 thereof which corresponds to the given notch so engaged. This insures that the holders shall be maintained stationary until the yarn has 4been severed. The looking plate 17 is `connected at its ends to links 19 pivoted thereto at 2O and actuated by armsV 21 fast ony a 'rock shaft 22 'rockedby a lever 23 whose roll 24, seeeFig. 22, travels in a path cam V25 fast on a cam shaft26, said locking plate being held in properf'l sliding position by stationary overhanging.v bracketsv 27 adjacent its .opposite lends. .At their lower ends the lifters 13 are prov'ded with notches or stops'28 to coperate with apertures 29 in a pattern chai-n 30, herein shown as operated by a pattern cylinder 31, said chain passing over curved guides 32 which serve the double purpose of holding the chain away from the working parts of the machine and also` keeping it tight on its actuating cylinder 31..

I wish it understood that, while l prefer the particular pattern mechanism herein shown, l do not intend to limit y invention` thereto, as various well kno n pattern mechanisms may be adapted to my. machine within the scope of its broader claims. The required step-by-step movement of the pattern chain is secured by a ratchet 33 engaged by a stationary pawl 34, in connection with an up and down movement of the cylinder 31 communicated by a cam 35, Fig. 18, in whose path 36 travels the cam roll 37 of a lever 38 fast on a rock shaft 39 which extends across the machine and is provided at its opposite ends with arms 40 for .raising and lowering links 41 pivoted at 42 to slides 43 movable 'inl slots 44 in the end standards of the machine, in which slides the shaft 45 of the pattern cylinder is mounted to turn. Thepattern cylinder has slits or holes 46 to receive the projecting lower ends of the lifters 13 when the cylinder is raised by said cam 35. rIlhe pattern, cylinder is rotated one step, thereby bringing int-o top position the ne/xt card of the chain so that its holes 29 are in line beneath the series of lifters 13, whereupon the pattern cylinder and chain are lift-- ed, thereby engaging the lower notched ends of the successive lifters`13 and lifting them according to the'size of the holder 29 provided for each lifter, the lifters being raised to different distances so.as to bring the particular holder 3, and hence color of yarn, into operative horizontal position as called for by the pattern. At one end the pattern cylinder 31 is provided with a dwell wheel 47 whose dwells or notches correspond to the required positions'of the cylinder, being engaged b. the depending| portion 48 of a lever 49 held downwardly by a spring 50 and pivoted at 51 t0 a bracket 52 on the adjacent slide 43.

The spool Which is to receive the yarns selected, is mounted Ain anyisuitable position in front of the selective mechanism above described, presser rolls 53 being shown as mounted on arms 54 pivoted together at 55 1,275,1ee a and normally held toward `each other by 103.I The levers 101 are provided with rigid springs 56 in position to receive the spool 57 upwardly projecting ears or trip levers 104 Whichis to be wound, said spool being conto engage depending trips 105 pivoted at trolled as to its endwise position by its end 106 to the frame of the machine and norflanges 58. Opposite friction disks or plates mally held by springs 107 against stops 108 70 59,60 are provided to engage said iianged so that when the jaws 94, 95 are moved inends 58 of the spool 57, being fast on the in- Wardly the trip levers 104 strike said trips, ner ends of shafts 61, 62, the former constithereby opening said jaws just before the tuting the driving shaft, operated by a belt jaws reach the free ends of the yarns which pulley 63, said two shafts having endwise are to be drawn, said trips maintaining said 75 l movement,to permit the placing of the spool 'jaws open long enough to permit said jaws 57, controlled by forks 64 engaging grooves to be moved forwardly into embracing po- 65 in the ends of the shafts, said forks being sition 'with relation to all of the ends of pivoted at 66 to thc frame 0f the IIlchne the selected yarns, whereupon the trip levers and normally held outward by springs 67 104 escape from the trips 105, permitting 80' and moved inwardly by a foot lever 68 con- I the jaws to close instantly into'gripping renected thereto by a rod69, T lever 70, and l lation with said ends of said yarns. The links 71. The tube frame (comprising a trips 105 yield on the backward movement usual wooden carrier72 and Series 0f 10 of the jaws so asnot to interfere therewith thin tin tubes 73) for the spool, is held in 1n any way. The jaw members94, 95 may 85 required position in the machine by a tranS- consist of strips of wood, fiber, rubber, felt, verse support or carrier 74 on which it is or .other suitable materiah'set' into the bars positioned endwisefby its own end brackets 96, 97, and preferably covered with a, facing 75 (which are always a part of the tube 109 of comparatively soft material such as frame, theirv function 4being to retain the rubber so as not'to cut the yarn. Also the 90` tube frame on the yarn spool when used subengaging faces of the jaws are preferably sequently in the loom) and is held at thel offset or angularly shaped, viewed in cross front by end buttons or pivoted clamps 76 section, as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6,so and at the top by similar top buttons or that the grip on the yarn may be positive 3.0 clamps 77, 'the former being pivoted 0n the4 and sufficiently strong to pull the yarn with- 95 horizontal portion 74 of the support and the out requiring much pressure. The actuatlatter pivoted on the upright end portions ing means for this drawing or yarn-delivery78 of said support or carrier, whence the ing mechanism is best shown in Figs. 1 and latter projects angularly, as clearly shown 4, comprising links 110 pivoted at 111 to in Fig. 3, at 79 at its opposite ends, which the arms `981 of the gripper Amembers and 100 are shaped to constitute slides 80 held moved `by arms 112 fast on a rock shaft 113 true vertical position in guides 81 formed 1n provided with an actuating lever 114 whose uprights 82 projeCting upwardly IOm the roll 115 travels in a path cam 116 fast 011 main frame of the machine. This angular the Cam shaft 26, The movements are s0 end portion 79 extends rearwardly slightly, timed that by the time the selective-mecha- 105 as shown in Fig. 5, to constitute acarrynism has brought the required yarn ends into ing bracket 83, in which isjournaled a brush horizontal position opposite the gripping 84 whose shaft 85 is driven by a pulley 86, jaws of the vdrawing mechanism, the tube and said entire support, with the tube frame v frame 72 has been moved up ,to the position and brush, are moved up and down at set shown in Fig. 5 out of the way of said draw- 110 times by links 87 pivoted to pins or fingers ing mechanism, whereupon the drawing 88 projecting from the slides 80, saidlinks mechanism moves. in, grabs the projecting being actuated by arms 89, Fig. 21, proends of the selected threads or yarn, as jecting rigidly from a rock shaft 90 operated shown in Fig. 6, pulls them out toward by a lever 91 whose cam roll 92 travels in' the front of the machine over the spool, 115

a path cam 93 fast on the cam shaft 26. Fig. 7 and holds them there while lthe In order to deliver the selected threads operator depresses the -yarn and fastens properly to the spool 57, I provide mechathem in the usual slot 117 by means of nism for grabbing the free projecting ends a holding wire 118, Fig. 8. The yarn is of the selected threads or yarns and drawing now ready to wind on the spool, and accord- 120 'them forward over the spool, said mechaingly the operator depresses the foot treadle nism as herein shown'compr'ising two jaws 68 in order to clamp the spool by the fric- 94, 95 set in bars 96, 97, the latter preferably tion plates 59, '.60 of' the winding mechanism,y being held relatively stationary in arms 98 and at the same time the grippers are reslidingly mounted in guide slots 99 in the leased from the yarn by means of links 119,125 frame of the machine and provided, with supported in guides 120 at the front of the upwardly and forwardly extending portions machine and overhanging at its upper end, 100, and the bar 96 being carried by a lever see Figs. 1 and 3, actuated by levers 121 101 pivoted at 102 tothe arm 98 and norprojecting from a transverse rock shaft 122 mally held in closed position by a spring rocked by .the treadle 68. The operator 13) referred to,

holds his toot on the treadle, thereby con-` tinuing the winding, until the spool 1s wound','whereupon he'removes his foot trom the treadle and the winding ceases. According to the preferred embodiment of my invention, herein explained, the yarns are now sheared and putthrough tube frame. "The yarn pushers 123, already4 are best shown in. Figs. 4, 9411,

where .it will be seen that they comprise slender upwardly. projecting rods or fingers 123s termmatingin a yarn receiving notch 124lwhich projects preferablyobliquely upwar, y" and forward, the adjacent top edge 125.

ofthe pusher extending upward obliquelyin an opposite direction and havingl its point 126 deflected to one side of the vertical axis of the pusher finger.' The purpose of this construction risas follows: When the pushers -are about to engage theI strands ot yarnv slightly in this movement by the fact lthat the slight raising of the pusher at this time has rendered the yarn more or less taut.

` bar 132 is provi ed he same time the yarn 1s an.'

As soon as the yarn is in the notch 124 the pusher is given a quarter turn to the'position shown in Figs. 10 and 14 so as'to extend latwise substantially in line with the strand of yarn, thereby binding the yarn in place, as clearly illustrated 4in Fig. 14. At severed or 'sheared "o at the'selector, as will be presently exlained. Returning now to the description of the details of the pusher mechanism, the successive pushers terminate at their lower. ends in vertical loops, or rather are deected rearwardly at 127 Fig. 11 and thence upwardly to provide Aa vertical portion 128 which for convenience and strength is united at 129 to the main upright portion 130 of the pusher, and the successive pushers are placed side by side as best shown in Figs'.

4, orvertical 131 cut in the rear face of a transverse angle bar 132, in which said pushers are held by a transverse plate or bar 133, said pushers being guided adjacent their u per ends in a stationary ide bar 134.

l -f 135 whereby it 1s given a slight upward .its rod 139 pivoted movement on guides 136 to lift the pushers to the position shown in Figs.r 9, 10 and 13, by means of a path cam 137 Figs. 2 and24, which reciprocates a cam roll yoke 138 and v at 140 to a lever 141 tast 142 provided at its opposigte y on a rock-shaft ends with arms 143 which are connected the tubes ot the.

. former as clearly shown in Figs.

movement in grooves i' strands or yarn.

he an leat its ends with sli es Lerares f links 144 to said slides 135. rlfhe rear up- Lrights 128 or the pushers slide in holes or ooves termed therefor between two holdmg bars or plates 145,' 146, guided at their `ends for longitudinal movement inguides 147, Fig. 17, and given a slight longitudinal movement by lever arms tast on a rockyshaft 148, one arm 149 of whichengages a pin 150 on the shifting plate 146 and the other arm 151 of which has its'cam roll 152 arranged to ltravel in a ,cam path 153 of a cam 154 on' the cam shatt .2.6. x'llhus as the pushers are raised by the 4cam 137, anglebar 132 v,and connected parts, shown in Fig. 9, they are all simultaneously iven a quarter turn by the cam 154and shifting bar 146, which swings allot` their ilpright portions 128 from `the position shown in Figs. 4, 17, 'to the position shown iny Figs. 10, 14. This gives each yarn a 4vbend was" shown vin 14, whereby each pusher is lcaus'edto grip its yarn with a Suf-f icient bite to hold it relatively immovable when severed Just as this movement -is taking place the severing mechanism shears od alll the yarns. While stood that any shearing mechanism operated at any supitable time in the progress of the work, comes within the scope of my invention in its broader aspects, it is well to point out that one great advantage of having the shearing take place as herein set torth is that thereby the ends ot the yarns are all left even so that they do not have to be trimmedlater before being put into the loom. 'llhis eliminates the separate brushing out andl trimming which has heretofore been necessary after the 'spooling and drawingA in, and the separate mac ine for doing it, as well as the separate handling of each spool and its tube frame,'as well as the saving of the 4yarn heretofore wasted in said trimming. The shearing mecha- 1 nismis best shown in Figs. 3-5, 10, 15, 19.

'llwo transverse shear plates 155, 156, the latter being preferably supported by the 5, 10 and 15, are provided with similar upwardly projecting teeth 15,7, 158, Fig. 19, separated by l-shapedslots -159spaced apart. to correspond to the.l normal separation of the Y Said plates have dat contacting -iiaces like a pair of shears, so that 'when one is moved lengthwise on the other the shearing is accomplished. r1`hese shear plates are fslil'nported at ktheir ends 4in brackets 160 terminating slides 161 'tor vertical movement in guide slots 162 in the frame `ot the machine, being raised and lowered therein by 163 in whose cam path 164 travels aro transverse rock -shaft 167 providedat its ends with arms'168'connected by lifting links 169 to said slides 161. vlhe shearing orI relative endwise movement of the two to the position ll 16501 alev'er 166 fast on a 9o' 1 wish it underplates is accomplished by moving the plate 156 on the-plate 155, A retaining plate 170 holds the plate 156 in sliding contact with the plate 155' and said plate 1 56 at one end has a rearwardly projecting lug or horn 171 1n position to be engaged, when the shear is in its raised position, by the cam edge 172 of a bell-crank lever 173, Fig. 23, connected by a link 17 4 to a cam lever 175 pivoted at 176 to the frame of the machine land hayingv its roll 177 arrangedto--traveliritie path 178 0f a @am 17 9,-,sadam172 moving the shear plate 156fin opposition `to a spring the yarns are all severed' simultaneously when held taut by. the pushers in vthelr m1- tial upward and quarter-rotatedl position.

see Figs.

2- Having severed the yarns and gripped them v properly by the pushers, lthe latter are 20 J the individual yarn-ends through the indiraised, preferably one by one, so as to push vidual tubes of the tube frame, which was loweredto the position shown in Figs. 9 and 10 at the time that 4the pushers were raised as there shown. To accomplish this movement, a lifter or slide cam 181 is provided, 1, 2, 3, 11, 20, lwhose base 182 slides on the bottom extension 183 of the angle bar 132, the track therefor being com pleted by an overhanging angle iron 184, said lifter 181 being actuated by a cable or cables 185, 186 passing over end guide pulleys 187 and secured at their meeting ends at 188 to a drum 189, to which they' are directed by directing wheels or pulleys 190, said .drum being provided with a toothed pinion 191 engaged by the rack end 192 of a bar 193 moved longitudinally `by a lever 194 pivoted at 195 gear 200 from themain cam shaft 26 bya driving gear 201 and intermediate gear 202. The rack bar 1-93 is retained 1n engagement with its pinion 191 by rolls 203 carried by I plates 204 swiveled on the drum shaft. Thus as the lifter 181 moves from side to side of the'machine it projects the pushers successively as best shown in Fig. 20 to their fully raised position shown in Fig. 11. As the pushers go up, the strands of -yarnv are gradually pulled out therefrom, and the extent of upward movement of the pushers is' greater than the length of the free end of vthe yarn, the object being to strip the is still in its upwar yarn end from each usher -While the pusher d movement, when said freed yarn end is instantly caught by a brush or other Adeflecting means 84 and bent over the end of its tube, whereby it is held in perfectly threaded position While pusherl isdescending or being drawn back out of the tube. My object in providing means for accomplishing this movement and Strand of rcured, besides being able duced to a minimum,

over guide The the operation separately for each pusher and its yarn is to insure a perfection of result which would not otherwise be practicable.V It is necessary that each pusher shall retain the yarn with asufficient frictional grip to lprevent the possibility of its becoming accidentally displaced from the pusher before reaching fully threaded position,and yet, according to this preferred form of my invention, it is desirable that the yarn shall slide in its pusher so as to gradually pull out from the notch 124 thereof before the pusher has ceased its upward movement, and accordingly, by raising the pushers one by one or dissimultaneously, the` soI I yarn carried by each pusher meets separately the resistance of the wound spool 57, with the result that, although the yarn is held i the notch of the pusher by the dead resistance of the spool 57 as the pusher moves'up. This also insures that the ends, which were previously sheared all even, will all remain even beyond the tubes. Simply by operating the pushers successively as shown in Fig. 20, the foregoing advantages are se- 4t0 useexceedingly slender and frail pushers, as each has merely to withstand the resistance of itsown strand of yarn, the yarns are prevented from getting out of even length,` the threading resistance offered to the tube frame is reas only one, or at least a few, tubes can be engaged ata time, and the threading operation is'` accomplished quickly with very little friction and power. The brush 84 is `rotated by a belt 205 passing pulleys 206 and actuated by a pulley 207 on the'main drivin shaft 208, which derives its power from a belt 209 and pulley 210 driven from a'counter shaft or any other source of power. To prevent any pusher from accidentally remainingyupI in its tube after the threading of the tube frame, I preferably provide a safety bar 211 (see Figs. 1, 2, 11, 16, 17) extending trans-v versely of the machine through all the lower and is lowered just after the lifter 181 has completed vthe lifting of all the. pushers and is moved to one side of the machine. driving shaft 208 also carries a large winding pulley 220 from which a belt 221 passesv to the pulley 63. Also said driving shaft is provided with a sprocket 222 for operating a sprocket chain 223 and sprocket 214 fast on a rock Axrhinster loom spool 57 and usual tube frame 72 in my machinfthe spoolv57 being placed on the* presser rolls 53 with its flanges 58 overhanging the opposite ends of said presser rolls as shown in Figs. iand 5, and the tube frame being placed on its carrier or support 7 4 with its end brackets yoverhanging the ends of said support where-- by it is accurately positioned lengthwise, being locked in place by the turn-buttons 7 6, 77. Having thus placed the spool and tube frame, the operator depresses the' treadle 225, which starts the cam shaft 26 rotating. First, the tube frame moves up out of theA vway of the yarn-drawing mechanism, and the pattern cylinder 31 is moved up by the mechanism, Fig. 18, so as to operate the .individual yarn holder frames 2 to bringv those particular holders 3 thereof into horizontal position which lcarry the individual yarns that are to be wound onto the spool, ,-saidholder frames being locked immovably in this selected position by the mechanism g shown iir Figs. 6 and 2 2. Meanwhile, the/ drawing mechanism hasbeen moving forward, and its gripper j ws 94, 95 now open under' the trippin action of the trip 105 and close over an down upon the row of thread-ends 5 which project from the holders 3 which have been. selected and brought .into horizontal position. Said jaws, with their complement of yarns, extending through the width of the machine, are then movedback lto the vposition shown in Fig. 7 by the mechanism 110-116, best shown in Fig. 1, the pattern cylinder meanwhile being lowered and rotated forward one step to bring the neXt card of the' patternI chain into controlling position for the next spool. The operator then shifts his foot from the treadle 225 which` causes the cam shaft to halt, having completed part only of its rotation, to the treadle 68, meanwhile securing the yarns by the wire 118 as shown in Fig. 8, and as the treadle 68 is depressed to its bottom position, it clamps the ends of the spool with the winding disks 59, 60 of the winding mechanism, and simultaneously releases the ends of between the jaws 94, 95. As soon as .the spool has been wound with the desired length of yarns, the operator shifts his foot back from the treadle 68 to the treadle 225, therethe yarns from Y 72 is being-lowered and the safety bar 211 is being raised, and also the severing device is being raised. As the successive strands of yarn are engaged by the notches 124: of the pushers 123, all the pushers are given a quarter turn by the mechanismA shown in Fig. 17, thereby frictionally locking the inA dividual strands of yarn in the individual pushers (see Fig. 14.), and at the same time the severing device embraces all of said Vstrands of yarn willich then rest in the notches 159 thereof immediately in front of the horizontally extending holders 3, and the longitudinally movable shear 156 is given a shearing movement] by the mechanism shown in Figs. 1 9 and 23, which shears oft' with absolute uniformity all the strands'of yarn at the required distance from the line of horizontal holders which hold the supply end of the yarns and from the engaging ends of the pushers which thereafter' carry the severed ends of said yarns. Just as the yarns are severed, the lifting cam 181 starts forward and lifts each pusher in succession, as shown in Figs. 11-20,y being operated by the mechanism shown in said figures and in Figs. 1-3, therebyl causing each pusher in turn to push the free severediend of the strand of yarn which it carries upward through the individual tube provided for said strand, said strand being held back by the resistance of the wound spool 57, so that the yarn slips from the pusher as the latter moves, saidv pusher continuing its movement upward after the escape of the yarn, and the yarn .being instant-ly shifted away from the pusher an'd deflected over the edge of its tube by the constantly rotating brush 811. The movement of the pusher 123 and the cooperation of the spool 57 tends f to maintain the strand of yarn taut, and the brush 8i still further insures and maintains this-taut condition of the strands after it slips from thev pusher, said brush further facilitating the removal of the yarn-end from the pusher, aswell as performing its primary function of bending the yarn over the edge of the tube suiciently to prevent the yarn from being pulled backward by .the pusherwhen the latter retreats from the tube. Preferably the brush 84 rotates continuously and its direction of rotation at the tube is upward and away from said tube, so that as longas the tube frame is in the machine there is no possibility of the strands of yarn gettingout of the tubes. The operator then unsnaps the holding-buttons from the tube frame and places the 'tube frame in its proper operative position on the spool 57, both being then removed together from the machine ready for use in the loom Without further attention. The machine is now ready for another spool and tube frame. The complete finishing of a spool and tube frame, including the selecting of the different colors of yarns, winding them von the spool, threading them through the tubes of the tube frame, and leaving them in accurately evened and sheared position, takes place rapidly, all the parts being simple, compact, and so timed that one operator can attend to a large number of spools and tube frames'per day. I consider as of practical value the idea of deliverin the threads through the tubes by means of mechanism operating at the rear or spool ends of the tubes. These-ends are larger than the free projecting e'lds of the tubes, and, moreover, are soldered against each other so that the tubes mutually support and strengthen each other at their large ends, whereas the smaller free ends are unsupported, and, beingmadel of thin tin, are frail and liable to get injured easily. Hence I consider/it of practical importance lto avoid entering the small i end of the'tube with any sort of pulling de- Vice, such as a' needle or the like. While various other formsof mechanism for delivering the thread through the tube by an impulse from the rear may be employed within my broad idea of means as herein set forth, I prefer a definite, positive pushing device Which simply makes a loop in the yarn by doubling the yarn back on itself over the end of the pusher and then pushes said loop through the tubeuntil the yarn has straightened out and escapesv from the pusher when in fully threaded position. The tension device 7 tends to hold the against accidental backward movement when severed, and the upward turning of the holder frames 2, whereby the yarns are bent as shown in Fig. 5, also tends to hold them in place. The holders 3 are also preferably long and small so as to constitute a friction retarding means for holding the yarn-end exactly as it is left by the shearing mechanism. A great saving of yarn also is effected, as well as promoting even tension, by laying the yarnends on the spool mechanically, and preferably so that they are all spaced properly parallel and maintained under proper tension directly on the spool at and from the very beginning of the Winding, as distinguished from the method of placing the yarns on the spool by hand, heretofore fol-l In other' ters Patent 1s:

lowed evenb in machine Winding. words, my automatic mechanism delivers the yarn to the spool without waste, the ends all being lnecessarily even and properly alined, and at the end of the winding my automatic yarns 'lutely unvarying,

cutting of the yarns and the shearing which has hitherto been considered necessary after the threading of the yarns through the tubes of the tube frame. Each yarn-holder frame 2'carries a full complement of colors, so that, when controlled and actuated by the pattern mechanism, `all the varieties of selections areeasily and instantly made for the entire carpet, the selecting mechanism being operated for one selection at a time and then locked While the given spool and tube for that selection are being Wound and threaded,'and then operated for another selection for a second spool and tube, and then locked While said second spool and tube are being woun and threaded, and sc on for all the spools and tubes required for the entire pattern ofthe carpet. In/other Words, the machine provides means for automatically selecting all the different yarns required for the successive spools, delivering each selection to the spool provided for said selected set of yarns, winding said spool with said yarns While held in abso- .correct position with relation to each other, severing said yarns evenly Whilev under uniform tension and still in correct position with relation to each other and to the spool, and delivering the free ends of the yarns through the tubes of the .tube frame in uniform position, all of said successive movements following each other rapidly and automatically Without requiring any skill on the part of the operator. I believe that I ain the first to invent a machine for accomplishing the complete object above described, as well as various portions thereof taken separately, and accordingly in the appended claims I have claimed broadly the complete combination las well as subcombinations, and wish it understood that the invention is not to be restricted to any of the specific mechanisin'lierein set forth as preferred except where so stated in certain of the claims. Also I Wish it understood that I am not limited. to my preferred order or succession of the operations except where expressly so stated in certain of the claims.

For a full understanding of the breadth l above referred to, the mechanisms of my copending applications are to be considered along -with the mechanism of this case, viz, Serial No. 556,129, filed April 18, 1910, and Serial No. 546,325, 'filed February 28, 1910, the present'application containing certain claims generic to all three cases. Having described my invention, what I i claim as new, and desire to secure byLet- 1. In a machine of the kind described, means for holding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, means for pushing the yarns through the tubes of said frame from severing mechanism likewise prevents waste, the rear or spool end of the tubes toward taking the place both of the ordinary hand the oposite ends ofv the tubes, and means for engaging the yarn ends beyondsaid opposite tube ends'and stripping them into holdling position while the pushers are retracted.

2. In a machine of the kind described, means for holding a loom tube frame in vertical position to be'. threaded, means for pushing the yarns vertically through `the tubes of said-frame from the rear or spool ends of the tubes toward the opposite ends of the tubes, and means for engagingthe yarn ends beyond said opposite tube ends and stripping them into holding position while i the pushers are retracted;

l. In a machine of the kind described, means for holding a ,loom tube-frame in position to be threaded, means for pushing the yarns through the tubes of said frame from the rear or spool ends of the tubes toward the opposite ends of the tubes, and means for simultaneously engaging and holding the free projecting ends of the )yarns while the pushers are being retracted/ 4. In a machinev of the kind described, means -or holdin a loom tube frame in position to be threa ed, aseries of needlesfor threading the tubes, and meansl for simultaneously moving a plurality of needles with a progressive threading movement :tor threading the tubes.

a loom tube frame in poed, a series of needles for means for holdin sition to be threa threading the tubes, and means for actuating lsaid needles including an actuating member movable transversely ofthe needles for si- "multaneously actuating a plurality of 'the needles with a progressive movement for the threading operation.

6. In a machine of the kind described, yarn drawing mechanism to push a comple' vment of yarns through the tubes of each tube .frame from the rear or spool end of the tube l.toward the opposite'end as successive tube frames i are put in position, said drawinginecli'anism in luding means for carrying at {its'forward end the -yarn as said end moves forward initially to enter the tube at said rear or spool end'of the tube, and separate means 'independent of the spool to hold the'fi'ee ends of the .yarns after the yarn ends have been drawn through the tubes. 17.1{In a' machine of the kind described,

yarn drawing mechanism to push a complement or yarns through the tubes of each tube frame from the rear or-spool end of the tube' towardthe opposite end as successive tube ramesare put in position,-including means carrying at its forward end the yarn as said en d moves forward to enter the tube at said lrear or spool end ofthe tube, and

meansi'to comb and clamp the free ends of' the ,yarns while the pushing mechanism is being withdrawn from the tubes. 8. Ina machine of the kinddescribed, yarn drawingmechanism to push a com 5. In a machine of lthe kind described,

Larmes plement of yarns through the tubes of each tube frame from the rear or spool end of the tube toward the opposite end as successive tube frames are put in position,'includ ing means carrying at its forward end the yarn as said end moves forward initially to enter the tube at said rear or spool end of the tube, dependent of the pushing mechanism for positioning and maintaining the supply and means separate from and inyarns in correct position for deliveryto the successive tube frames. p

Av machine of the kind described, com prislng means to thread` the tubes of a loom tube frame with a complement of individualyarns, yarn-selecting mechanism for selecting the particular yarns to form said complement of yarns to be threaded through the tubes of said tube frame, and spool Winding means.

10. A machine of the kind described, comprising means @for providing a general supply of yarns-,means for holding a plurality of complements of said yarns in po sition to be engaged, winding mechanism,

means for selecting any complement desired for winding, and means yfor threading said selected yarns through the tubesof a loom tube frame.

11. In a machine of the kind described, means to thread the tubes of a loom tube frame with a complement of individual yarns, includingA a threading device for embracing each thread, and operating means for said threading device including means for turning it to bind thread therein.

12.* In ay machine-of the kind described, means for ysupporting a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, and means to vthread its ztubes with a complement of individual bracing he yarn and moving Vthe yarn through the tube frame, and means for turning said device with relation to the yarn for securing a better rictional grip onthe yarn for the placing operation.

`yarns,including a placing device for emv 13. In a machine of' the kind described, 'I

means for supporting a loom tube frame` in position to be threaded, and means to thread its tubes with a complement of individual" yarns, including a notched placing device. v

.operatively related to the threadingmeans to cuteven the ends of said wound on yarns 15. A machine of the kind described comprising means for taking yarns from a before they are threaded through the tubes.

said yarns lplement of Lafraise yarn supply, means to cut even before they are threaded through the tubes of a tube frame, and means cooperatively taking the source of tubes of a loom ltube frame.

16; A machine of the kind described, comprising means for threading a complement and positioning them in uniformlyv deflected` position With reference to the ends of the 1 ltubes sufficient t0 maintain their relation and position lengthwise of the tubes.

y18. In a machine of the kind described,

means for holding a loom tube frame in 'position to be threaded,

msm for placing the yarns in the tubes with their ends projectingfreely from the small ends of the tubes, and separate means for engaging and positioning said projecting ends of the yarns with relation to said small ends of the tubes so as to maintain their lengthwise place and resist any Withdrawing tendency.`

19. A machine for acting on tuft yarns used in carpet manufacture having Winding mechanism for Winding a complement of yarns on a 4spool, and coperatively related mechanisms for selecting said complement. of different yarns from a. larger number and for placing the selected yarns through the tubes of a tube frame.

20. A machine for acting upon tuft yarns used in carpet manufacture comprising Winding means for Winding a complement of yarns on a spool, and coperatively related mechanisms to select said complement of dierent yarns from a larger number, to thready the selected yarns through the tubes of a tube frame and for severing the yarns when the 'desired amount has been Wound on said spool.

21. A machine of the kind described, comprising means to Wind a spool Withacomplement of yarns, yarn-selecting mechanism for selecting said complement` of yarns, including.pattern-controlling mechanism, and means for threading said selected yarns through the tubes of a tube frame.

22. A machineof the kind described, comprising means to Wind a spool with a comyarns. yarn-selecting mechanism for selecting said complement of yarns, including pattern-controlling mechanism,

related. thereto for thereafterM evened ends severed from said, supply and threading them through the complement ofthreading mechafor selecting said complement of yarns,

including vpattern controlling mechanism, means for threading said selected yarns through the tubes of a tube frame, and means for severing said selected yarns after the Winding and'ffbefore the threading.

A machine of the kind described, comprlslng means for winding a complement of yarns side by side on a spoolVautomatic means for engaging a series of yarn ends and laying the same on the spool mechanically and with uniform tension, automatic severing means for severing the Wound yarns from the yarn supply at a. predetermined length from the spool as required by the position of the tube frame, and automatic threading means for then placing the yarn. ends through ythe tubes of the tube frame.

machine of the kind described, comprising. ivinding mechanism for Winding a Spool with a complement of yarns side by side, means for holding said complement of yarns with the ends thereof projecting in position .to be engaged, and mechanism for delivering the yarns to the spool in position to be Wound. said last mentioned mechanism including automatically actuated yarn-end engaging means for opening automatically when moved by said approximately into yarn1'eceiving position with relation 1o said holding means and for thereupon closing automatically upon the yarn-ends, and having engaging surfaces which are gentle and mild as compared with metal to grab said projecting ends-Without crushing the yarns.

a 27. In a machine of the kind described, means for lholding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, and yarn-delivering means normally outside of the tubes for first engaging the yarns While said means is env` tirely outside of the tube, and then entering the large ends of the tubes for delivering the vyarns'thence through the tubes.

delivering mechanism of a tube frame, and -a outside of the tubes and before entering the portion.

latter, and means for then moving said devices and yarns through the tubes from the rear or spool end of the tubes.

29. In a machine of the kind described, means for holding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, a pusher for pushing the yarn ahead of it through the tube from the rear or spool end thereof, said pusher having a notch in its end for holding the yarn at the'end `of the pusher, means causing the yarn to slip through said notch as the pusher moves forward until the yarnend escapes from the pusher beyond the for-- ward end of the" tube, and deflecting means for then deecting the outer end of the yarn over the edge `of said forward end of the' tu e. c v l 30. ln a machine of the kind described, means for holding ,a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, a pusher for pushing the yarn ahead of it lthrough the tube from the rear or spool end thereof, said pusher having a notch in its end for holding the yarn at the end of the pusher, and means for rocking said pusher axially to bind said yarn frictionally in said notch.

31. ln a machine of the kind described, means for holding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, and a pusher for pushing the yarn ahead of it through the tube from the rear or spool end thereof, said pusher having a diagonally beveled end provided adjacent its rear for receiving the -yarn as the yarn slides down along said beveled end.

32., in a machine of the kind describedf means for holding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, and threading mechanism, including a series of pushers spaced apart to correspond to the threads and tubes, said pushers having offset forwardly projecting ends and' each having means to engage a thread, said pushers standing transversely of said threads with said offset projecting ends between adjacent threads before engaging said threads, and mechanism for engaging Said pushers with said threads, i-ncluding means to rotate said pushers whereby said projecting onset ends tend to separate the threads and aid said engaging:

33. ln a machine of the'kind described, means for holding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, and threading mechanism, including a threading device mounted for axial and longitudinal movement, having a 'laterallyV extending portion backof its thread-receiving end, and operating mechanism for said device, including means to engage and move laterally saidprojectingportion.

34:. .ln a machine of the kinddescribed, means for holding aloom tube frame in position to be threaded, and threading mechportionv with a notch agresse anism, including a seriesfof threading devices mounted for axial and longitudinal movement, all of said devices having laterally extending portions, and operating mechanism for said devices including a transverse member engaging all of said laterally ex-v dissimultaneously to thread the tubes oneby one. l v

3G. In a 'machinefof the kind described, means for holding a loom tube frame in position to' be threaded, fandlthreading mecha-` nism, including a seriesof threading devices, means to move said devices dissimultaneously lengthwise/to thread the tubes one by one, and means operating at the end of the threading movement to retract said threading devices. 1vr

37. ln a machine of the kind described, means for holdinga loom tube frame iniposition to be threaded, and threading mechae nism including a series of threading devices, a transverse bar containing bearings in which saiddevices are mounted to move longitudinally, devices successively for moving them dissimultaneously for the threading operation, and-a track for said cam to slide upon.

38. ln a machine of the kind described, means for holding a loom tube fram'e'inv po'- sition to be threaded, and threading mechanism, including a series of threading ,devices, `a transverse bar containing bearings in which said devices are mounted to ,move longitudinally and axially, said devices axially in said bearings, a sliding cam to engage said devices successively for moving themu longitudinally dissimultaneously forthe threading operation.

. 39.y ln a machine of the kind described, means ,for holding a loom tube frame in positionto be threaded, threading mechanism the tubes, and

ends of the yarns when disengaged from the threading mechanism.4

a sliding cam to engage said means to rock f for placin tubes. Y

42. In a machine ,oithe kind described,` means for holding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, threading mechanism for' Aplacing the yarns in the tubes, Aand a rotary brushfor the yarns away from the threading mechamsm.

43. In a machine of the kind described,

means for holding a loom tube frame in position to be threaded, threading mechanism the yarns in the tubes, a rotary brush having its brush portion extending transversely across the smallY ends of the tubes, and means for rotating said brush in a peripheral direction away from the tubes at said small ends thereof.

44,-In 'a machine of the kind described, means for taking yarns from a source of yarn supply, means to hold said yarns in position to be engaged, comprising a series of separately movable parts set close together and each containing provisionA for holding in predetermined position a seriesof different yarns, means -for movingsaid independently movable parts so' as to bring any one of the said series of yarns 'of each of said respective movable parts into position to be engaged, and yarn-threading means for threading said yarnsthrough the tubes of a tube frame.

45. In a machine for acting upon tuft yarns for use in carpet manufacture, the combination with means for Winding a complement of yarns on a spool, means to hold the main supply of engaged, and coperatively related mechanisms including a series of separately movable parts set clos'f" together and each con-Y taining provisionf or holding irypredeter-l mined position a series of different Aarms, means for moving said independently movable parts-'so as to bring any one of said series of arms of each of'said respective movable parts in position to be engaged, and includingv also coperatively arranged yarnthreading means for threading yarns through the tubes 4of a tube fran'lve.

4v." In a machine of the kind describedt means for taking yarns fromJaffsoureo'f yarn supply, means to hold said yarns in position to be-engaged, comprising Va series of independently pivoted parts, eachA containing provision for holdlng in predetermined separate position a series of different yarns, means for moving said pivoted parts so asto bring any one of said dii'erent yarns of each of said series of yarns into position to e engaged, and yarn-threading d'lectingthe free ends of'r2 yarns in position to beaA means for threading saidl yarns through the tubes of'fa tube frame.

tf In a machine of the kind described the combinationl with spool-Winding means for Winding yarns on a spool'- from a source of yarn supplyand coperatively related mechanisms for selecting a complement of different yarns from a larger number in said supply and for placinggthe selected yarns through the tubes of Va tube frame, said mechanisms including a series of independently pivoted parts each containing provis1on for holding in predetermined separate dliferent yarns, means for position a series of moving said pivoted parts so as to bring any one of said series of each of said yarns into position tbeA engaged, and yarn threading means. f g

48. In'a machineof the kind described, means to hold a mined parallel arrangement, yarn-threading means for threading the yarns through the tubes of a tube frame, and automatic shearing mechanism for cutting off said yarns, having a series of laterally projecting cutting members to receivethe yarns between them, a coperating series of laterally projecting cutting members, and means for relatively moving one of said lseries of cutting members laterally of the other series to shear off the threads. y

49. In a machine of the kind described, means to hold a series of yarns lin predetermined parallel arrangement, spool-Winding 50. In a machine of thekind described,

`means to hold a series of yarns in predetermined parallel arrangement, yarn-'threading means for threading the yarns through the tubes of a tube frame, spool-Windingl means for winding said threads on a spool, and automatic shearing mechanism for cutting ofi' said yarns,

yarns between laterally projecting/cutting members, and nligansforrglatively moving one of said series o`f" cutting members laterally of the other series to shear ofi'l the threads.

51. In a machine of the kindv described, yarn-threading mechanism to thread a series of yarns through the tubes of a tube frame, and automatic shearing mechanism to even the yarns, comprising two transverselyextending members each provided with laterseries of yarns in predetercutting members, Y and- '10 5 having a series of laterally projecting cutting members to receive the .v

them, a coperatmg seriesfot ally projecting cutting teeth separated by slots corresponding in position to the yarns 

